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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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